11. You sound quite busy. Do you ever get a chance to read for pleasure or do your own writing?

I got into this business because I love to read and I love to write. Fortunately, the work I do gives me plenty of reading and writing to do. Unfortunately, its time-consuming and I dont have many hours in the week where I just sit in an armchair and read a good novel. And to do my own writing I have to get up at four-thirty in the morning and write before breakfast. (I admit I dont do that every morning.) Nevertheless, I still enjoy the pleasure-reading I find the time for, and Im proud of the fiction I manage to write.

12. Where in the world is McKinleyville?

McKinleyville is in Humboldt County, behind the Redwood Curtain, in far-northern California. Its a semi-rural town right on the rugged coast, just north of Arcata and Eureka. To see where I live, check out the Daniel & Daniel home page.